Internet 101 AnswersInternet 101 Answers

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What is the Internet?What is the Internet?

The Internet is made up of millions of The Internet is made up of millions of computers linked together around computers linked together around the world in such a way that the world in such a way that information can be sent from any information can be sent from any computer to any other 24 hours a computer to any other 24 hours a day.day.

When did the Internet begin?When did the Internet begin?

19691969

Who “invented” the Internet?Who “invented” the Internet?

The U.S. government space programThe U.S. government space program

Are the Internet and the World Are the Internet and the World Wide Web the same thing?Wide Web the same thing?

The Internet and the world wide web are The Internet and the world wide web are NOT the same thing.NOT the same thing.

The World Wide Web (www) is smaller and The World Wide Web (www) is smaller and a part of the Internet.a part of the Internet.

It presents information in a picture form. It presents information in a picture form. You can think of the www as the illustrated You can think of the www as the illustrated version of the Internet.version of the Internet.

This is why not all websites have www in This is why not all websites have www in the front of the address.the front of the address.

AbbreviationsAbbreviations

.com means commercial.com means commercial .org means organization.org means organization .gov means government.gov means government .net means network.net means network .edu means education.edu means education The most reliable of these are .gov The most reliable of these are .gov

and .edu because these sites are checked and .edu because these sites are checked for accuracy and are monitored while the for accuracy and are monitored while the others are typically not monitored.others are typically not monitored.

What is a domain (or DNS)?What is a domain (or DNS)? The word domain actually means where you live.The word domain actually means where you live. In computer terms, it means a system for In computer terms, it means a system for

assigning addresses to computers and people assigning addresses to computers and people connected to the Internet. The name can be connected to the Internet. The name can be represented both with words and with numbers.represented both with words and with numbers.

They allow one computer to find another over the They allow one computer to find another over the Internet.Internet.

Usually when people talk about domains, they Usually when people talk about domains, they mean the three dot extension at the end of a web mean the three dot extension at the end of a web address, like .com or .gov.address, like .com or .gov.

Sometimes root domain names can indicate Sometimes root domain names can indicate country of origin and/or type of website. For country of origin and/or type of website. For example, an address like .co.uk indicates a example, an address like .co.uk indicates a commercial website in the United Kingdom. commercial website in the United Kingdom.

What is a browser?What is a browser?

A computer program that can A computer program that can connect to a web server and retrieve connect to a web server and retrieve information on demand. information on demand.

Examples include Mozilla Firefox and Examples include Mozilla Firefox and Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer

What is an ISP?What is an ISP?

Internet Service ProviderInternet Service Provider• A company that provides a way for you A company that provides a way for you

to connect your computer to the to connect your computer to the Internet.Internet.

It’s who you pay money to in order to It’s who you pay money to in order to access the Internet.access the Internet.

Examples include Hughesnet, Examples include Hughesnet, Cableone, and AOL.Cableone, and AOL.

What is a homepage?What is a homepage?

The start page for a websiteThe start page for a website

What does URL stand for?What does URL stand for?

Uniform Resource LocatorUniform Resource Locator It is basically an Internet address.It is basically an Internet address.

What is a hyperlink?What is a hyperlink?

A link to additional information either A link to additional information either within a web page or to another web within a web page or to another web page.page.

Hyperlinks are indicated by Hyperlinks are indicated by highlighting and/or underlining within highlighting and/or underlining within a web page a web page

What does http stand for?What does http stand for?

Hypertext transfer protocolHypertext transfer protocol Most web pages are on this type of Most web pages are on this type of

server.server. Unless you are coding a webpage, it Unless you are coding a webpage, it

is usually not necessary to type this is usually not necessary to type this as part of the address.as part of the address.